Announcement · Sydney
Forte AUD goes live on Arc, bringing a regulated Australian dollar to Circle’s blockchain for financial markets
AUDF is live on Arc, the open Layer-1 built by Circle for stablecoin payments, tokenised assets and real-time money movement.
16 September 20261 min readForte Tech Solutions
- Network
- Arc (Circle)
- Pair
- AUDF / USDC
- Finality
- Sub-second
- Availability
- 24/7
- Gas
- Paid in stablecoins, starting with USDC
Forte Tech Solutions today announced that AUDF, its Australian dollar stablecoin, is live on Arc, the open Layer-1 blockchain built by Circle for stablecoin payments, tokenised assets and real-time money movement.
SYDNEY, 16 September 2026. Forte Tech Solutions today announced that AUDF, its Australian dollar stablecoin, is live on Arc, the open Layer-1 blockchain built by Circle for stablecoin payments, tokenised assets and real-time money movement.
“Forte Tech Solutions today announced that AUDF, its Australian dollar stablecoin, is live on Arc, the open Layer-1 blockchain built by Circle for stablecoin payments, tokenised assets and real-time money movement.”
AUDF on Arc gives institutions a fully backed, ASIC-regulated Australian dollar leg that settles on the same network as USDC. AUD/USD is one of the world’s most traded currency pairs and one of the most expensive to settle across time zones. On Arc, an AUDF to USDC transfer settles with sub-second finality, around the clock, with predictable fees paid in stablecoins as gas, starting with USDC. No correspondent bank, no cut-off time, no weekend gap.
AUDF on Arc gives institutions a fully backed, ASIC-regulated Australian dollar leg that settles on the same network as USDC. AUD/USD is one of the world’s most traded currency pairs and one of the most expensive to settle across time zones. On Arc, an AUDF to USDC transfer settles with sub-second finality, around the clock, with predictable fees paid in stablecoins as gas, starting with USDC. No correspondent bank, no cut-off time, no weekend gap.
“AUDF on Arc gives institutions a fully backed, ASIC-regulated Australian dollar leg that settles on the same network as USDC. AUD/USD is one of the world’s most traded currency pairs and one of the most expensive to settle across time zones. On Arc, an AUDF to USDC transfer settles with sub-second finality, around the clock, with predictable fees paid in stablecoins as gas, starting with USDC. No correspondent bank, no cut-off time, no weekend gap.”
What it enables
What it enables
“What it enables”
A native AUD settlement leg on Arc. AUDF is a 1:1 Australian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Forte Tech Solutions under an Australian Financial Services Licence, with reserves held in Australian institutions and independently attested. Builders on Arc can now hold, move and settle Australian dollars on-chain with the same finality and fee predictability as USDC.
A native AUD settlement leg on Arc. AUDF is a 1:1 Australian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Forte Tech Solutions under an Australian Financial Services Licence, with reserves held in Australian institutions and independently attested. Builders on Arc can now hold, move and settle Australian dollars on-chain with the same finality and fee predictability as USDC.
“A native AUD settlement leg on Arc. AUDF is a 1:1 Australian dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Forte Tech Solutions under an Australian Financial Services Licence, with reserves held in Australian institutions and independently attested. Builders on Arc can now hold, move and settle Australian dollars on-chain with the same finality and fee predictability as USDC.”
Why it matters
Why it matters
“Why it matters”
For institutions, it removes the pre-funding and nostro drag from AUD cross-border flows: payments into and out of Australia, treasury rebalancing across APAC and collateral movements can settle in seconds instead of days.
For institutions, it removes the pre-funding and nostro drag from AUD cross-border flows: payments into and out of Australia, treasury rebalancing across APAC and collateral movements can settle in seconds instead of days.
“For institutions, it removes the pre-funding and nostro drag from AUD cross-border flows: payments into and out of Australia, treasury rebalancing across APAC and collateral movements can settle in seconds instead of days.”
For builders, an AUD pair becomes a contract call rather than a banking relationship. FX venues, payment apps, remittance corridors and tokenised-asset platforms can quote and settle AUD directly.
For builders, an AUD pair becomes a contract call rather than a banking relationship. FX venues, payment apps, remittance corridors and tokenised-asset platforms can quote and settle AUD directly.
“For builders, an AUD pair becomes a contract call rather than a banking relationship. FX venues, payment apps, remittance corridors and tokenised-asset platforms can quote and settle AUD directly.”
How it strengthens the Arc ecosystem
How it strengthens the Arc ecosystem
“How it strengthens the Arc ecosystem”
Global FX is one of the core use cases Arc was designed for, and FX needs more than one currency. A regulated, independently attested AUD alongside USDC deepens Arc’s multi-currency settlement layer and extends its reach into the Asia-Pacific, giving the network’s institutional participants a G10 pair they can settle end-to-end on-chain.
Global FX is one of the core use cases Arc was designed for, and FX needs more than one currency. A regulated, independently attested AUD alongside USDC deepens Arc’s multi-currency settlement layer and extends its reach into the Asia-Pacific, giving the network’s institutional participants a G10 pair they can settle end-to-end on-chain.
“Global FX is one of the core use cases Arc was designed for, and FX needs more than one currency. A regulated, independently attested AUD alongside USDC deepens Arc’s multi-currency settlement layer and extends its reach into the Asia-Pacific, giving the network’s institutional participants a G10 pair they can settle end-to-end on-chain.”